These Fleeting Shadows

English language

Published Jan. 19, 2022 by Penguin Young Readers Group.

ISBN:
978-0-593-40511-6
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The Haunting of Hill House meets Knives Out in a bid for an inheritance that will leave Helen Vaughan either rich...or dead.

Helen Vaughan doesn't know why she and her mother left their ancestral home at Harrowstone Hall, called Harrow, or why they haven't spoken to their extended family since. So when her grandfather dies, she's shocked to learn that he has left everything—the house, the grounds, and the money—to her. The inheritance comes with one condition: she must stay on the grounds of Harrow for one full year, or she'll be left with nothing.

There is more at stake than money. For as long as she can remember, Harrow has haunted Helen's dreams—and now those dreams have become a waking nightmare. Helen knows that if she is going to survive the year, she needs to uncover the secrets of Harrow. Why is the house built like a labyrinth? What …

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These Fleeting Shadows was listed as horror, which I suppose it technically is. It feels more like a coming of age fantasy story. It's certainly the best cosmic horror story I've ever read, but don't let that low low bar deter you. It has romance in it but isn't a romance, and there are gay and lesbian characters.

Apparently it's (loosely) based on another book, and I definitely appreciate what the author was going for and think she succeeded.